Sergio 'Checo' Pérez will start fourth and promises a fight at the Styrian GP

Formula 1 will have its eighth race at the home of Red Bull, in Austria, and the Mexican ‘Checo’ Pérez wants to score to stay in third position in the World Motor Racing Championship

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A penalty on the pilot Valteri Bottas allowed the Mexican Sergio ‘Checo’ Pérez climb to fourth place in the Pole Position of the Styrian Grand Prix , and his plan for Sunday’s race will be attacking from the first lap to fight for the podium.

“We have a great starting place, we will be aggressive from the first lap! Let’s go with everything! “, He wrote on his social networks after the classification.

We have a great starting point, we will be aggressive from the first lap!

Let’s go with everything! #styriangp

We’re on a great grid position, we’ll be aggressive right from the start!

Let’s do this! # chargeon pic.twitter.com/CXRal443 I3

– Sergio Pérez (@SChecoPerez) June 26, 2021

Pérez, Red Bull driver, will try to do of the circ uito Red Bull Ring a fort for your team. He comes from winning the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, on the Baku street circuit, and being third in the French GP, in the race won by his teammate Max Verstappen.

“In Q1 we had to use a second set of tires because we were far away, the car was not in rhythm and we adjusted the balance, so there we lost those tires. In Q3 apparently it was going well with used tires; however, the new tires were cold at the start and I lost time in turn one. I think the second place was possible today ”, said the man from Guadalajara.

He stated that in Q3 they planned to use the soft tires because it was the fastest strategy to fight this Sunday. “There is still a lot at stake and I am looking forward to the race,” he closed.

The leader of Formula 1 is Max Verstappen with 119 points, followed by Lewis Hamilton with 119 and the Mexican Sergio closes the podium Pérez with 100. A dream start to the season after seven major prizes.

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